Frightful

Since the early 2000s, paranormal content has exploded in popular culture. It seems we can't get enough of ghosts (and hunting for them). What could be behind this enthusiasm for spooky things. Here, I share a theory...that the paranormal is a clever way for us to be religious...without being religious. This is a BONUS VIDEO and is not a paranormal case. It shares a theory on the paranormal, so skip it if you're not interested in the information below...

Including: - What is the state of belief today?

- Why does the paranormal appeal so much?

- How does the paranormal help us with our fears?

- How has paranormal belief been influenced by religion (demons, cryptozoology etc)?

- Why is there such a strong sense of community in the paranormal world?

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Discover the intriguing world of disaster predictions with the British Premonitions Bureau from the 1960s. From chilling predictions of coal disasters in Aberfan to plane crashes and Soviet space catastrophes. You’re about to discover one of the strangest and yet genuinely thought provoking projects in the paranormal world, and what might it mean for you and me, today.

Tonight we dust off the files…

Of The British Premonitions Bureau.

Step into the chilling realm of scary, true mysteries, where the paranormal reigns supreme. From Bigfoot, Sea Serpents, the Yowie and the Owl Man, cryptids capture the imagination of enthusiasts. But amidst the adventure lies darker truths—chilling encounters that leave witnesses with a hideous sense of total doom. What if, beyond civilization, entities exist beyond comprehension? Welcome to a world where the unimaginable lurks. And when they see you, they will never let you go. Prepare to face...'The Nameless Dread'

This episode was written by cryptozoology expert Richard Freeman, and it contains my final reflections. To read Richard's adventures and expeditions to find hidden animals grab his book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventures-Cryptozoology-Deathworms-Not-So-Mythical-Mythological-ebook/dp/B08RW49CBK?ref_=ast_author_mpb

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Imagine stepping into a place where the veil between our world and the paranormal is at its thinnest. Ground where the echoes of unholy rituals and desecrations linger in the air. That's what we’ll find in the abandoned British church that became a magnet for Black magic in the 1960s. But the tale doesn't end there. Tonight, we delve deeper into the shadows to uncover the terrifying paranormal activity that haunts this cursed ground. And if you dare to stay with me until the end, I'll share a chilling encounter of my own, experienced in the dead of night within the church's forsaken walls.

In Part 1, two boys stumble across Jenny Humberstone's desecrated skeleton...then all hell breaks loose.

In Part 2, we explore the church's paranormal history, including my own very creepy experience there at midnight.

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A woman encounters a hideous spectre who committed suicide in the attic room of her pub, The Fox on the Hill, in Camberwell, London. Say goodbye to sleep with more true scary stories and mysteries with Fortean Times columnist and one of the BBC's Uncanny 'experts', Rev Peter Laws.

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Last time on Frightful, I took you into the Australian Wilderness, a colossal, yet barely populated area which can be both beautiful and terrifying. We have already encountered a series of human horrors…from cruel killers to babies snatched by animals.

But tonight, we head back out into the darkness for one more trip…only this time, the threat may well be harder to understand or define…because there are supernatural mysteries out there in the bush.

I’m Peter Laws and tonight on Frightful we encounter Paranormal Terrors in part 2 of…Scary True Stories from the Australian Outback…

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The Outback is an absolutely vast area of Australia, spanning 5.6 million km squared. It covers about 70% of the content of Australia, it would take up half of the United States if placed on top. It’s mostly flat, and covered with soil that is highly infertile and it’s filled with kangaroos, dingos (Australian wild dogs).

Despite it’s size, there are barely any people. In fact, less than 5% of the Australian population live in the outback. So despite it being a beautiful, astonishing space…there is an inherent sense of threat in this wilderness. To cross it, is to become far more vulnerable than we probably have been before.

Listening to this two part Frightful won’t help.

I’ll be sharing scary true stories of tragic attacks and cruel crime to strange and frightening tales of the paranormal. I’m Peter Laws, and you’re about to hear Scary True Stories from The Australian Outback.

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In December 1952, Peter and Dorothy McEwan left London and moved to the shores of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. To help run the estate they hired another couple to help run the house. Yet on the very first night, their new housekeeper complains of strange footsteps in her room.

It will be only the first stage in a night of terror…as the two couples must uncover the terrifying mystery of The House of the Crawling Woman.

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In December 1952, Peter and Dorothy McEwan left London and moved to the shores of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. To help run the estate they hired another couple to help run the house. Yet on the very first night, their new housekeeper complains of strange footsteps in her room.

It will be only the first stage in a night of terror…as the two couples must uncover the terrifying mystery of The House of the Crawling Woman.

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Is there anything more Frightful than a serial killer stalking your neighbourhood, picking victims at random, abducting, assaulting, mutilating and killing them. What about four killers, doing exactly that…but working together…as a team.

This is one of the most disturbing true crime cases I’ve ever covered for this podcast, and yet it doesn’t seem particularly well known.

Prepare yourself for a two-part episode featuring a brutal, distressing series of ritualistic murders that shocked Chicago in the early 1980s. Be warned, the details in this, will disturb you.

I’m Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, ‘The Chicago Ripper Crew'

TRIGGER WARNING: Both parts contain distressing details of murder and sexual crimes.

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